Why is God's Name NOT in the Bible?

[JeffA]

It's just completely wrong imho to totally forget the Father, while pretending to love the Son. That goes against everything Lord Jesus Christ taught. Many Christians have forgotten God the Father completely. God the Father revealed Himself as Yahweh. He said "I am Yahweh your God, you shall have no other gods beside Me". He also said, "I, even I, am Yahweh, and beside Me there is no Savior." Yeshua is the Son of Yahweh, His Eternal Word, just as the Holy Ghost is the Eternal Spirit of Yahweh. The Three are Co-Equal and One Lord God.

Just as He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father truly, so also he who does not honor the Father does not honor the Son truly. True believers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth, as the Lord said, i.e. worship the Father, with His Word, Jesus, and His Spirit, the Holy Ghost. The Father is Yahweh. Yeshua is the Son of Yahweh Who is One with Yahweh. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of YHWH.

Very well put. Thank you. I only have slight differences.

The leaders of Rabbinic Judaism are the very same as were in the time of Jesus. These are the same Pharisees. Wiki it.
They have, from the beginning, tried to root out the name of God.
They have forbidden it (in the name of protecting people from violating the 3rd commandment).
They have proclaimed that it is not pronounceable (although it proclaimed even in PSALMS).
They have put forward that everyone forgot how to say it.
They have put forward False names in an attempt to get something to "stick" other than his true name.

Yad-Hey = YAH and stands by itself 45+ times referring to Him.
Yad-Hey-Waw is an integral part of many names and places and is always pronounced "YAHOO" = "YAHU"
for example: Elijah = EliYAHU ; Judah = YAHU-dah ; Joshua = YAHU-sha
There are many other examples and it is ALWAYS pronounced YAHU and is that part of the name that refers to HIM.
Yod-Hey-Waw-Hey is simply YAHU with the "ah" added. YAHUAH ("Yahooah") is the only pronunciation that makes sense.
One does NOT need a PhD to understand the alphabet. This is more like "Ancient Hebrew" week 1.

Pronouncing God's name as "YAH-WEH" is close but no cigar. The Pharisees know this. "weh" is not in ancient Hebrew.
(The use of "yeh" is also incorrect and they know this very well.) They admit that there is no "W" sound in ancient Hebrew but insist on using it in "Yahweh". Then the PhDs say that Yahuah has a "W" sound, which it does NOT. At least there is no letter representing a "W".

The letter Vav is a much later addition to the language.

Using "Hashem" ("the name") is nothing more than a nod to Ashima, the Assyrian God.

Using God's name "Yahuah" is not only appropriate, it is the most accurate and the most meaningful way to pronounce it.
Until someone can convince me that it is not correct or that it should not be spoke, I will continue to proclaim the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jesus. Yahuah, God the Father and creator. Thank you for sending your son, Yahushua, so that all that believe in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

 

[Wayne1959]

I noticed that, even the first 3 commandments, God specifically states his name.

Yahweh, name for the God of the Israelites, representing the biblical pronunciation of “YHWH,” the Hebrew name revealed to Moses in the book of Exodus. The name YHWH, consisting of the sequence of consonants Yod, Heh, Waw, and Heh, is known as the tetragrammaton.

After the Babylonian Exile (6th century BCE), and especially from the 3rd century BCE on, Jews ceased to use the name Yahweh for two reasons. As Judaism became a universal rather than merely a local religion, the more common Hebrew noun Elohim (plural in form but understood in the singular), meaning “God,” tended to replace Yahweh to demonstrate the universal sovereignty of Israel’s God over all others. At the same time, the divine name was increasingly regarded as too sacred to be uttered; it was thus replaced vocally in the synagogue ritual by the Hebrew word Adonai (“My Lord”), which was translated as Kyrios (“Lord”) in the Septuagint, the Greek version of the Hebrew Scriptures.

 

[randyk]

God's response to Moses' inquiry about His name may indicate that Moses was indulging in an earthly request that does not completely rise to the level of Deity. Moses is the one asking the question, and God is indulging him and his need to identify who He is to those who may question His faithfulness to Abraham.

God is saying that not only was He with Abraham, but He is faithfully carrying out all of His promises to Abraham. The force of the name is His fidelity to His own divine Word, and not the distinction of a name as among men "David" may differ from "Benjamin." After all, God created all of mankind, and therefore, all of the names for men cannot communicate God above them all.

Exo 3.
13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
the name you shall call me
from generation to generation.

I therefore suggest that the importance of God's name is not the distinction of a particular individual name alone, but more, the characteristics of that Being rendering Him unique. In this case, He is identified in association with promises made in the name of that God.

 

[JeffA]

God's response to Moses' inquiry about His name may indicate that Moses was indulging in an earthly request that does not completely rise to the level of Deity. Moses is the one asking the question, and God is indulging him and his need to identify who He is to those who may question His faithfulness to Abraham.

God is saying that not only was He with Abraham, but He is faithfully carrying out all of His promises to Abraham. The force of the name is His fidelity to His own divine Word, and not the distinction of a name as among men "David" may differ from "Benjamin." After all, God created all of mankind, and therefore, all of the names for men cannot communicate God above them all.

Exo 3.
13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”
15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
“This is my name forever,
the name you shall call me
from generation to generation.

I therefore suggest that the importance of God's name is not the distinction of a particular individual name alone, but more, the characteristics of that Being rendering Him unique. In this case, He is identified in association with promises made in the name of that God.

Good Point and I don't mean for the thrust of my argument to be centered around a pronunciation. Rather, that we are aware of the massive deception that is all around us. History is written by the victors. In this case, the "victors" were the Pharisees in the sense that they remained on earth, formed rabbinic Judaism, were instrumental in the development of Catholicism, infiltrating and undermining the Protestant movement, and on and on.
Today we are faced with a "spirituality" movement that promotes the idea of a "higher power" to be worshiped. It doesn't matter what you call (name) this power. This movement is embraced by many so-called Judeo-Christian communities to their detriment.
Sure, it attracts more people to the community but is poison to it.
My goal here is that everyone be wary, diligent, and vigilant with our relationship with God the Father, through Jesus Christ.
It is not enough to call out "God", or "Lord" or "Hashem", etc. without the acute knowledge of the unique God that we address.
The enemy will deceive us at every turn and try to lead us away from the Life, the Truth, and the Way.

If you say "Ashima" and I say "Yahuah", we are NOT referring to the same God.

 

[randyk]

Good Point and I don't mean for the thrust of my argument to be centered around a pronunciation. Rather, that we are aware of the massive deception that is all around us. History is written by the victors. In this case, the "victors" were the Pharisees in the sense that they remained on earth, formed rabbinic Judaism, were instrumental in the development of Catholicism, infiltrating and undermining the Protestant movement, and on and on.

Yes, the rebellious, apostate Jews were and are as bad as Jesus said they were, as bad as Paul said they are. I've dealt with a few of these nasty kinds of Jews over the last few years. I know.

And yet, the Jewish People are a model displaying God's grace. In forgiving them, and in allowing a remnant to always exist to convert to Christ, God shows His love for all nations, who are equally sinful. And Christian nations who have likewise apostacized are equally evil in their demeanor. We should identify the evil, and continue to display grace.

The name itself seems very interesting, and is much more important, as you say, than any pronunciation. The fact the Jews tried to obscure the name may have been an effort to perpetuate a division between God and Man, ie to destroy or marginalize faith. "I Am" means to assert what should've been already known. What had already been known in the history of Israel, through the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were not believed. And therefore, Moses needed a name to identify who God was anew.

What was God's answer? I was then, and still am. You identify me simply because I'm here, and you do so by choosing to believe what is in your face, or not. A Am Who I Am--I'm not having to prove anything since I'm all around you, and all about the history of Israel, as well as about the future history of Abraham's spiritual descendants. I will be "I Am" at all future times, as well.

Today we are faced with a "spirituality" movement that promotes the idea of a "higher power" to be worshiped. It doesn't matter what you call (name) this power. This movement is embraced by many so-called Judeo-Christian communities to their detriment.
Sure, it attracts more people to the community but is poison to it.

That's interesting. I guess I'm not sure who exactly you're referring to. But certainly there is always this sense of God as a "power," rather than as a knowable Being, whose characteristics can come alive in our own lives spiritually.

My goal here is that everyone be wary, diligent, and vigilant with our relationship with God the Father, through Jesus Christ.
It is not enough to call out "God", or "Lord" or "Hashem", etc. without the acute knowledge of the unique God that we address.
The enemy will deceive us at every turn and try to lead us away from the Life, the Truth, and the Way.

If you say "Ashima" and I say "Yahuah", we are NOT referring to the same God.

Not sure what Ashima is, but I get your drift. Sounds good to me!

 

[JeffA]

Yes, the rebellious, apostate Jews were and are as bad as Jesus said they were, as bad as Paul said they are. I've dealt with a few of these nasty kinds of Jews over the last few years. I know.

And yet, the Jewish People are a model displaying God's grace. In forgiving them, and in allowing a remnant to always exist to convert to Christ, God shows His love for all nations, who are equally sinful. And Christian nations who have likewise apostacized are equally evil in their demeanor. We should identify the evil, and continue to display grace.

The name itself seems very interesting, and is much more important, as you say, than any pronunciation. The fact the Jews tried to obscure the name may have been an effort to perpetuate a division between God and Man, ie to destroy or marginalize faith. "I Am" means to assert what should've been already known. What had already been known in the history of Israel, through the stories of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were not believed. And therefore, Moses needed a name to identify who God was anew.

What was God's answer? I was then, and still am. You identify me simply because I'm here, and you do so by choosing to believe what is in your face, or not. A Am Who I Am--I'm not having to prove anything since I'm all around you, and all about the history of Israel, as well as about the future history of Abraham's spiritual descendants. I will be "I Am" at all future times, as well.



That's interesting. I guess I'm not sure who exactly you're referring to. But certainly there is always this sense of God as a "power," rather than as a knowable Being, whose characteristics can come alive in our own lives spiritually.



Not sure what Ashima is, but I get your drift. Sounds good to me!

Very well thought out reply! I appreciate your take on things.
The "spiritualism" I'm referring to is shown in the Catholic church, as well as Protestant. To a lesser degree, I think, in the Jewish community. It is an "all inclusive" attitude. The Pope is having communion with mother Gaia or some other "god". Protestants are espousing "alternative" lifestyles, abortion, etc. The mantra is for us to all love each other regardless of sinful behavior. The "mantra" is moving toward the notion that ALL god's are equal. They are NOT. YHWH expressed that, explicitly.
I do believe that we should be aware that, maybe in our lifetime, we will be told (by PhDs, no less) that all religion is one and that our "god" is whoever we want it to be. This is blasphemy and puts man above God.
This is not "conspiracy theory" stuff. It is what Jesus warns us about. We should not take the name YHWH in vain. There is no god above YHWH. There is no god equal to YHWH. YHWH is a jealous God. However you pronounce it, regard the Holiness of whom you speak.
Remember that anyone that worships a different God than YHWH does not have Jesus. You cannot have one without the other. You cannot love Jesus without loving YHWH.

As for the pronunciation:
There is not one argument that can be made against "Yahuah" being a legitimate/correct way to pronounce it.
It does not break rules of linguistics, conforms with other written names as to "meaning" (even NetanYAHU).
It checks all of the required boxes while NO other pronunciation does. It is not "forgotten" or "unknown".

Even so, the Pharisee scholars and PhDs insist on using a pronunciation that they KNOW FOR A FACT cannot be correct.
They break linguistic rules, add modern "Yiddish" into it, erase meaning.
They even have Strong's concordance using YHVH when they KNOW it is incorrect.
If you called me "Fred" for a thousand years it would not change my name from "Jeff"
This is an example of man assuming God's authority.

We need to be aware of the deception. Hold fast to that which is good. Hold fast to Jesus Christ. Vengeance is His!

 

[randyk]

Very well thought out reply! I appreciate your take on things.
The "spiritualism" I'm referring to is shown in the Catholic church, as well as Protestant. To a lesser degree, I think, in the Jewish community. It is an "all inclusive" attitude. The Pope is having communion with mother Gaia or some other "god". Protestants are espousing "alternative" lifestyles, abortion, etc. The mantra is for us to all love each other regardless of sinful behavior. The "mantra" is moving toward the notion that ALL god's are equal. They are NOT. YHWH expressed that, explicitly.
I do believe that we should be aware that, maybe in our lifetime, we will be told (by PhDs, no less) that all religion is one and that our "god" is whoever we want it to be. This is blasphemy and puts man above God.
This is not "conspiracy theory" stuff. It is what Jesus warns us about. We should not take the name YHWH in vain. There is no god above YHWH. There is no god equal to YHWH. YHWH is a jealous God. However you pronounce it, regard the Holiness of whom you speak.
Remember that anyone that worships a different God than YHWH does not have Jesus. You cannot have one without the other. You cannot love Jesus without loving YHWH.

Totally agree. God's name Yahweh, however you pronounce it, is intended to distinguish Him from all inferior gods, actually to the exclusion of all so-called gods. The tendency today is towards "inclusion," as you say.

I've just recently experienced this as I was expelled, temporarily, from a Christian forum for not support gender hormone treatments and for not being more tolerant of Jewish and liberal Christian beliefs. This kind of syncretism or inclusion is destructive to NT doctrine and to orthodox Christian practice.

As for the pronunciation:
There is not one argument that can be made against "Yahuah" being a legitimate/correct way to pronounce it.
It does not break rules of linguistics, conforms with other written names as to "meaning" (even NetanYAHU).
It checks all of the required boxes while NO other pronunciation does. It is not "forgotten" or "unknown".

Even so, the Pharisee scholars and PhDs insist on using a pronunciation that they KNOW FOR A FACT cannot be correct.
They break linguistic rules, add modern "Yiddish" into it, erase meaning.
They even have Strong's concordance using YHVH when they KNOW it is incorrect.
If you called me "Fred" for a thousand years it would not change my name from "Jeff"
This is an example of man assuming God's authority.

We need to be aware of the deception. Hold fast to that which is good. Hold fast to Jesus Christ. Vengeance is His!

Again, I don't think pronunciation is critical. At any rate, my brother is much more an expert in this area than I am, having a long interest in the biblical languages. I could be wrong, but I think he would agree with me. I could ask him?

What these oddities of pronunciation may show, nonetheless, is that there is an obfuscation of the real issues, which is that we are not to be afraid of saying the name of God, or approaching God personally. Pagan philosophy and liberal religion both would deny direct contact with Deity, as if the finite can never comprehend the infinite. Jesus disproved that!

I know the Hebrews were told by God to stand off from His holy mountain while He gave them the 10 Commandments. In fact, in many ways under the Law the Hebrews were partitioned away from our holy God.

However, this was not to discourage personal connection with God. It was only to demonstrate the need to maintain a respectful distance between God and sinners, in terms of confession, inasmuch as many in Israel at that time had not yet fully converted or were not sufficiently mature to pretend to be as God wished them to be.

In Christianity we are to approach God beyond the veil so that we may be forgiven, through a relationship with His Son, Jesus. We should never fear entering into that relationship, since that is the basis of our salvation!

We first acknowledge our condition as sinners, and then express our desire to do right, just as Jesus did right. And then we respond to His invitation to draw near to Him, to enter into His presence, where we receive the Holy Spirit and His gift of righteousness.

 

[DavidTree]

By studying the scripture one will come to the conclusion that it is a descriptive name and means who God is, rather than just a sound created by sounding out letters.

Putting an emphasis that God wants the sound of a particular string of letters to be sounded out when we call upon him does not seem to be what the scriptures are teaching us in the context of answering the question of His name by Moses.

Therefore the context really does shed light on the answer as to His name. We know this and all the translators in the history of translating seem to have understood this as well, and no I don't believe they were all liars but rather intelligent people who concluded based on the facts that the name is descriptive. So in my opinion those who come up with a different idea about the importance of sounding out the sound correctly rather than the message God was intending when he spoke to Moses would be in error, or if you insist, "liars" because they don't agree with the scripture PROPERLY INTERPRETED in their original context.

When Jesus taught the disciples to pray He said "Our Father which art in Heaven".... No YHWH, or Yahweh, or Y...whatever" Just "Our Father" and I like that. It embodies a message that was new to them. Maybe that was what Jesus was doing, answering the arguments about how to pronounce His name correctly?

It would be impossible to go wrong if you followed Jesus instructions when you prayed and said "Our Father in Heaven" and therefore if anyone suggests that we are not obeying God by not using a string of letters besides "Our Father in Heaven" they are contradicting the plain example Jesus gave and I would reject their argument as false and invented based on bad interpretations about the name of God.

That information in that article has been repeated by many who are not Jewish. Facts about this subject don't change based on whether a Jewish scholar writes about it or a Christian Gentile scholar writes about it. Ancient Language rules, history and translation rules don't change based on the authors if they are being intellectually honest.

I tried to tell JeffA that the MESSAGE is what God wants us to know and the PERSON who brought and fulfilled the MESSAGE.

There is no other Message and no other Name then JESUS that can save = in ALL Languages upon the face of the earth.

All doctrinal errors focus on isolated scriptures and reject to the far more Weightier Scriptures that lead to LIFE and Knowing the LORD.

 

[DavidTree]

It's just completely wrong imho to totally forget the Father, while pretending to love the Son. That goes against everything Lord Jesus Christ taught. Many Christians have forgotten God the Father completely. God the Father revealed Himself as Yahweh. He said "I am Yahweh your God, you shall have no other gods beside Me". He also said, "I, even I, am Yahweh, and beside Me there is no Savior." Yeshua is the Son of Yahweh, His Eternal Word, just as the Holy Ghost is the Eternal Spirit of Yahweh. The Three are Co-Equal and One Lord God.

Just as He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father truly, so also he who does not honor the Father does not honor the Son truly. True believers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth, as the Lord said, i.e. worship the Father, with His Word, Jesus, and His Spirit, the Holy Ghost. The Father is Yahweh. Yeshua is the Son of Yahweh Who is One with Yahweh. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of YHWH.

Are you sure that Yahweh is the Father???

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
Who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
something to be grasped,
but emptied Himself,
taking the form of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross.
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place
and gave Him the name above all names,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD,
to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:5-11

 

[DavidTree]

It is said making the sound of the letters are similar to a breath. I wouldn't be at all surprised if it were correctly pronounced in a sigh.

You are correct my Sister in Grace.
There are 3 sounds in Yahweh when spoken correctly, where one is 'like a breath'.
Dwell on that.
PEACE

 

[Mawake]

I very much enjoyed our discussion on this topic today.
I thought it was, at least, thought provoking.
I am sincerely trying to improve my relationship with God, as I trust we all are.

On an off-note..
This is what I do these days, being recently retired. I love music and hope to use it to help bring people close to God.
I wrote this a few months ago. If you care to give it a listen, I hope you enjoy it.
God Bless you all.

Loved it, Thank you, I was singing away to it 😊

 

[Magenta]

Are you sure that Yahweh is the Father???

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
Who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
something to be grasped,
but emptied Himself,
taking the form of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross.
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place
and gave Him the name above all names,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD,
to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:5-11

Philippians 2:5-11

 

[Mawake]

"I AM that I AM"

Yahweh means "I am"

THE LORD in KJV is just a respectful title use in lieu.

"Moses" is actually a royal suffix title that means "servant of..." or "one who represents [a god's name]" in Egypt. A follower of Ra (the sun god) would have the title/name Ramoses. Moses intentionally had no god's name before the suffix to show that he is the servant of the (nameless? unnamed?) God, I AM (Yahweh). The fact that Moses' name doesn't have a god-name prefix says a lot.

If I understand this correctly, Revelation actually states that no one knows the name:

"His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself" - Revelation 19:12 KJV

That particular verse is talking about Jesus not God is it not?

 

[Pilgrimshope]

It seems this should be a relatively easy question to answer but I've done some digging and can't find a good clear answer.

I can’t believe it’s even a question what Gods name is in a place where we claim to have heard the gospel

 

[Pilgrimshope]

Philippians 2:5-11

how do Christian’s wonder what Gods name is ?

it must be rooted in denying this part

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

there can’t be a question of which his name is I’m flabbergasted by this thread

Gods name is the name above every name to whom all of. Creation will bow and confess his name and declare that he alone is lord

 

[Magenta]

how do Christian’s wonder what Gods name is ?

it must be rooted in denying this part

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in
the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭3:16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

there can’t be a question of which his name is I’m flabbergasted by this thread

Gods name is the name above every name to whom all of. Creation will bow and confess his name and declare that he alone is lord

1 Timothy 3:16

 

[Mawake]

Although the subject here is not about the Gospel or salvation, we do know that God does not change. They even had sacrifices and Sabbath in the days of Adam and Eve. The OP is suggesting that God does want his Name known, not just titles which can be used to describe anyone with any kind of authority. I call my wife by her name, not her title. (and certainly not by another woman's name).
I just thought it would be a good topic academically. Isn't that why we are here? To Learn, share, edify, ....

I find it strange that we have differing opinions on God's name but not on Jesus name, no letter J till 15th century, and "There is no other name which to be saved with" shows the importance surely.
All answers welcome

 

[Jocund]

That particular verse is talking about Jesus not God is it not?

From a Trinitarian perspective, Christ Jesus is God (the Son) and then there is God the Father, which coexist as different identities within the Godhead.

The wider passage around Rev 19:12 is undoubtedly talking about Christ, as the Word, but what is that written name if not the name of the Trinity God Himself?

There's a broader topic to this, but in God's dealings with Moses, the line "I am that I am" is more of less a way of either saying that there is no name, or that the name is concealed and for no one to know. If I'm recalling this correctly, even "Yahweh" just comes from "I am".

The Rev 19:12 verse points to the fact that there is a hidden name. But even if we were to guess we would never know (because knowledge of the name would nullify that part of the prophesy).

 

[The_Watchers_2017]

Throughout the Bible it is clear that GOD wants his name to be known and proclaimed.
In this day and age we can easily figure out that his name is YHWH (Pronounced Yahuah).
His name is always replaced with a Title, "the Lord". (about 6,800 times).
Can anyone explain why this has not been corrected? (IN ANY mainstream Bible).

actually, if you knew your Hebrew Language, you wold know there is NO pronunciation of YHWH.

breathe in and breathe out through your opened mouth

do that a few times

breathe in and breathe out

that is the CORRECT pronunciation of YHWH!

we see this in action in Genesis 2:7 Then Adonai Elohim formed the man out of the dust from the ground and He breathed into his nostrils a breath of life—so the man became a living being.

YHWH = the very BREATHE of LIFE!


if you don't catch on fast, it means, God designed us so if we breathe in/out with our mouths open, we are always saying His Name

 

[Jocund]

I find it strange that we have differing opinions on God's name but not on Jesus name, no letter J till 15th century, and "There is no other name which to be saved with" shows the importance surely.
All answers welcome

If I ask you to draw a circle, you can do your best to render the most symmetrical, perfectly drawn circle. But no matter how much you close in on perfection, you will never end up producing a perfect circle. But metaphysically, there is a "perfect circle" that all earthly circles are manifested from.

If someone poorly draws a circle, the intention of the works of what they are drawing is usually clear, if not to us, to the one drawing it. And God will know the heart of the one drawing it.

And so, even with names, each time we say a name, perhaps it isn't a perfect manifestation of that name, but it still points toward the perfect form. If we anglicize a name, it still points toward the "correct" / "perfect" form. The pronounciation and spelling can be seen as a works approaching the perfection (but ultimately always falling short).

Even if you were to determine a Hebrew rendering of the name, it may be the case that modern Hebrew doesn't sound like ancient Hebrew and therefore you would still be "off of perfection".

The original language of the NT is Greek (or Latin, in some schools of thought), and so hypothetically, if you were being a purist, it is the Greek version of the name that you should be looking at, not the Hebrew rendering. Because the Greek is the version that was given to us. And more directly, through our parents we were provided that name in our mother tongue (English for most people here).

If pronouncing the name of Christ a particular way resonates with your faith, go for it, but just remember not to alienate your brothers and sisters in Christ simply because their faith does not draw them to the same answer or interpretation.

We aren't saved by works, therefore even if there is a "right" way to pronounce the name, an innocent mispronunciation isn't counted against our salvation. The rites aren't like a Babylonian magic spell, it is an appeal to God, and God knows what you mean.